February 1, 2023
US: National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) Adoption Follow-Up Study: Findings Report (Includes audio)
U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation – January 31, 2023
For children living in foster care, adoption is an important permanency outcome when reunification with their biological family is not advisable. The National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) Adoption Follow-Up Study (referred to as the NSCAW Adoption Study) gathered information on 383 adoptees (15-36 years old) who exited foster care to adoption and were also former participants in a prior longitudinal study, NSCAW.
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/national-survey-child-and-adolescent-well-being-nscaw-adoption-follow-up-study-findings